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🌱 Patch AM: Police investigate deadly motorcycle and tow truck crash on Tunk Hill Road
Coming up: Toll Gate Girls JV Soccer @ Ponaganset on the Scituate Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Police investigate deadly motorcycle and tow truck crash on Tunk Hill Road
Also on today's calendar: Scituate Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Cranston East.
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Humid with heavy rain, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 75, low: 46.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 22-year-old killed in motorcycle vs. tow truck crash in Scituate, RI (nbcboston.com) — A 22-year-old man was killed late Friday when his motorcycle struck a tow truck on Tunk Hill Road in Scituate, with police saying speed may have been a factor. The tow truck was reportedly pulling out of a driveway with emergency lights on, and its driver was hospitalized as investigators continue examining the crash. 
📸 Around Scituate
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scituate
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★ Featured events ★
- Toll Gate Girls JV Soccer @ Ponaganset →
Ponaganset High School, 137 Anan Wade Rd, North Scituate
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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Other local events
- Scituate Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Cranston East →
Cranston High School East, 899 Park Ave, Cranston
6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Gentlemans' Brunch | Buccaneers @ Bengals! →
The Gentleman Cigar Lounge, 100 East Street, Cranston
12:00 pm - Boston University Women's Soccer at Bryant →
Smithfield RI
1:00 pm - Maria Bamford →
Uptown Theater, 270 Broadway, Providence
7:30 pm - Boys & Girls Cross Country Varsity Smithfield vs. North Blackstone
Deerfield Park, Lisa Ann Cir, Greenville
4:00 pm - Girls Field Hockey JV/Varsity Pilgrim vs. Smithfield at Warwick Vet
Warwick Veterans Memorial Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwic
4:30 pm - Boys Football JV Smithfield vs Tiverton at Home
Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
5:30 pm - Hopkins Hill Open House
Coventry Public Schools 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry, RI 02816
5:30 pm - Monday Soccer - Outdoor Fall 2026 - Registration →
Cranston High School West, 80 Metropolitan Ave, Cranston
7:00 pm - Harmony Café – Manville, RI →
Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
7:00 pm - Johnston Town Council Meeting →
Johnston Municipal Court, Johnston
7:00 pm
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Johnston. Apply here.
- American Logistics Authority posted a job opening for Earn $1,500$3,000+ Weekly | Now Hiring Freight Dispatchers (Experienced & Entry-Level) in Cranston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scituate here.
🗞 Nearby News
Johnston
- Constellation Purchases RISEC from Shell for $715M (themiddlemarket.com)
- Pick your own apples this fall at these 8 Rhode Island orchards (providencejournal.com)
Cranston
- A FREE afternoon of history, music and community at Pawtuxet Park (wpri.com)
- Cranston Greek Festival: Come for the food, stay for the music and dancing (wpri.com)
- Man arrested on child molestation charges in Cranston (newportdispatch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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